Tasting Notes: The Pastis de Campagne is made from a fine eau-de-vie, according to the old ways of Provence winegrowers who preferred it for its part gourmand and fruity, cleaner flavor. Like them, Jean Boyer has added to his country pastis a number of aromatic spices to give the freshness and aromas that one should expect from a pastis.

Family owned and run since 1912, Tariquet is continuing to make award winning whites wines and Armagnacs on their 900 hectares of immaculately tended vineyards at the foot of the Pyrenees. This 5 year old Armagnac is made of 100% Folle Blanche grapes (the oldest variety in Armagnac), it has aromas of vanilla, cinnamon and dried fruit. the palate is well-balanced, smooth with spices and currants. The finish has spicy undertones, vanilla, prunes and dried fruit.

Family owned and run since 1912, Tariquet is continuing to make award winning whites wines and Armagnacs on their 900 hectares of immaculately tended vineyards at the foot of the Pyrenees. Most Armagnacs are a blend of grape varieties, this old Armagnac is made of 100% Folle Blanche grapes, the oldest variety in Armagnac.

Now available in a 1 litre bottle, Hpnotiq is an exotic blend of fruit juice, vodka and cognac. Best served cold, it is a refreshing drink suitable for any occasion. Not only a remarkable drink when served alone, Hpnotiq is the ideal cocktail mixer to a splash of colour and freshness.

French Cognac blended with passionfruit juice and cranberries. Drink over ice, with lemonade or use as a substitute for the ultimate French martini.

Passoa, a unique passionfruit liqueur, in a legendary black bottle. Its luscious red colour reveals tangy fruit flavours. The recipe of this alcoholic beverage is based on a unique ingredient: passionfruit, or maracuja in Portuguese. Passoa can be enjoyed for any occasion and in a number of cocktails, to bring a Brazilian flavour to your good times.

Domfrontais Calvadoss differ from those of the PaysdAuge by being made from at least 30% pears, as well as the traditional apples. This makes not only for a lighter-coloured spirit, but also one thats more feminine and elegant. This 1992 vintage Cavados has aromas of cocoa, pear, tea and jasmine. The palate is elegant and long with pear and spicy notes.

Pommeau de Normandie is a blend made of three parts of fresh cider apple juice and one part of calvados. The appellation requires a minimum ageing of 14 months in oak barrels after the blend is made. However this is aged from three to four years. This extra ageing enables Comte Louis de Lauriston to obtain a better balance with no apparent alcohol. Its apple aromas, fruit exuberance and moderate sweetness make it many people's favoured aperitif.

Known in France as vin dorange, this wine is made by blending rose wine, sweet and bitter orange peels, cinchona, camomile, cane sugar and fortified to 15%. Served chilled its equally at home in a wine glass as an aperitif as it is as a base in a cocktail.

Refreshingly different, Rinquinquin is a wine based aperitif from Provence that uses 7 varieties of white and yellow peaches, peach leaves, white wine, a little sugar and fortified to 15%. Enjoy chilled and neat or mixed as a refreshing take on the spritzer.